Monday, August 28, 2017

Yay for "Cruz"

MLB

It was a day to celebrate for the Miami Marlins. Another Stanton Smash! Or should I say a Cruz Celebration? His mama calls him "Cruz," so I thought I'd use that in my title. Woohoo!  On a personal note, my heart was breaking into bits with my son's departure for his second year at university. I got used to him being here for the summer months. The house is too quiet once again.

Sunday's Wrap-Up
Batting Average:0.375
  1. Seattle at NY Yankees
  2. Minnesota at Toronto
  3. Kansas City at Cleveland
  4. Pittsburgh at Cincinnnati
  5. San Diego at Miami
  6. Baltimore at Boston
  7. Colorado at Atlanta
  8. ChiCubs at Philadelphia
  9. NY Mets at Washington - game one
  10. Detroit at ChiSox
  11. Tampa Bay at St. Louis
  12. Houston at LA Angels
  13. Texas at Oakland
  14. Milwaukee at LA Dodgers
  15. San Francisco at Arizona
  16. NY Mets at Washington - game two
Monday's Line-Up
  1. Indians at Yankees
  2. Mariners at Orioles
  3. Marlins at Nationals
  4. Braves at Phillies
  5. Red Sox at Blue Jays
  6. Pirates at Cubs
  7. Rays at Royals
  8. Tigers at Rockies
  9. Athletics at Angels
  10. Giants at Padres
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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Players Weekend in the MLB 😍

MLB

I have enjoyed seeing the players' nicknames on their jerseys. "Pickles," "All Rise," "J-UP," and others made my day. 😀

Saturday's Wrap-up
Batting Average: 0.600
  1. Mariners vs. Yankees
  2. Twins vs. Blue Jays
  3. Orioles vs. Red Sox
  4. Rangers vs. Athletics
  5. Mets vs. Nationals
  6. Pirates vs. Reds
  7. Cubs vs. Phillies
  8. Tigers vs. White Sox
  9. Rockies vs. Braves - ThaFreeze will win, though.
  10. Padres vs. Marlins
  11. Royals vs. Indians
  12. Rays vs. Cardinals
  13. Giants vs. Diamondbacks
  14. Astros vs. Angels
  15. Brewers vs Dodgers
Sunday's Line-Up
  1. Seattle at NY Yankees
  2. Minnesota at Toronto
  3. Kansas City at Cleveland
  4. Pittsburgh at Cincinnnati
  5. San Diego at Miami
  6. Baltimore at Boston
  7. Colorado at Atlanta
  8. ChiCubs at Philadelphia
  9. NY Mets at Washington
  10. Detroit at ChiSox
  11. Tampa Bay at St. Louis
  12. Houston at LA Angels
  13. Texas at Oakland
  14. Milwaukee at LA Dodgers
  15. San Francisco at Arizona
  16. NY Mets at Washington

Boxing
There was a bit of a fracas, a wee donnybrook if you'd like, in Las Vegas. I woke up at 12:28 A.M. and checked the news. Mayweather won in the 10th round by TKO. Okay now. Enough already.

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Saturday, August 26, 2017

Another Stanton Smash! No, Two!!!

MLB

Another #StantonSmash or two! last night. Woohoo! That's my Giancarlo! So proud of his achievement. And seven games out for Miggy C. Hmm.

  1. Mariners vs. Yankees
  2. Twins vs. Blue Jays
  3. Orioles vs. Red Sox
  4. Rangers vs. Athletics
  5. Mets vs. Nationals
  6. Pirates vs. Reds
  7. Cubs vs. Phillies
  8. Tigers vs. White Sox
  9. Rockies vs. Braves - ThaFreeze will win, though.
  10. Padres vs. Marlins
  11. Royals vs. Indians
  12. Rays vs. Cardinals
  13. Giants vs. Diamondbacks
  14. Astros vs. Angels
  15. Brewers vs Dodgers

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Short Stack

MLB

  1. Boston vs. Cleveland
  2. ChiCubs vs. Cincinnati
  3. San Diego vs. St. Louis
  4. Washington vs. Houston
  5. Minnesota vs. ChiSox
  6. Texas vs. LA Angels

That was some brawl at the Detroit-NY Yankees game. I will catch up with the latest information and possible suspensions while watching MLB Network, my go-to station. Play ball!!

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Monday, August 21, 2017

Back to School

I started my first day of the school year on Monday, August 21. I was not able to get a post published due to the hectic nature of the day. Now I'll let you know who I think will win on Tuesday. Play ball.

MLB

  1. Miami at Philadelphia
  2. Oakland at Baltimore
  3. LA Dodgers at Pittsburgh
  4. Boston at Cleveland
  5. NY Yankees at Detroit
  6. ChiCubs at Cincinnati
  7. Arizona at NY Mets
  8. Toronto at Tampa Bay
  9. Seattle at Atlanta
  10. Miami at Philadelphia
  11. Minnesota at ChiSox
  12. Washington at Houston
  13. Colorado at Kansas City
  14. San Diego at St. Louis
  15. Texas at LA Angels
  16. Milwaukee at San Francisco


NFL

A Yellow Flag of Shame to the eleven Cleveland Browns players who chose to kneel during the national anthem. Stop it. You are making things worse. I may actually not watch certain games due to players' actions. I have loved the NFL for most of my life. My handle signifies my love of the pigskin. Please use your money to show your opinion: donate to worthy charities doing good work. Not to hate mongers.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Things Are Getting Serious

MLB

Thursday's Games

  1. Indians at Twins
  2. Diamondbacks at Astros
  3. Reds at Cubs
  4. Braves at Rockies
  5. Rays at Blue Jays
  6. Cardinals at Pirates
  7. Yankees at Mets
  8. Indians at Twins
  9. White Sox at Rangers
  10. Nationals at Padres
  11. Phillies at Giants

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

How Could I Miss Stanton Smash #43?

MLB

Monday's Wrap-Up
Batting Average: 0.454
  1. Cleveland at Boston
  2. NY Mets at NY Yankees
  3. Tampa Bay at Toronto
  4. San Francisco at Miami - ARGH! I forgot to pick. You know I would have chosen the Fish. Ugh.
  5. Detroit at Texas
  6. Cincinnati at ChiCubs
  7. Atlanta at Colorado
  8. Houston at Arizona
  9. Kansas City at Oakland
  10. Baltimore at Seattle
  11. Philadelphia at San Diego
Tuesday's Lineup

I returned home a little too late to make my pick for the Astros' game against the D-backs. No problem!
  1. Mets vs. Yankees
  2. Angels vs. Nationals
  3. Rays vs. Blue Jays
  4. Cardinals vs. Red Sox
  5. Giants vs. Marlins
  6. Pirates vs. Brewers
  7. Tigers vs. Rangers
  8. Reds vs. Cubs
  9. Indians vs. Twins
  10. Braves vs. Rockies
  11. Royals vs. Athletics
  12. Orioles vs. Mariners
  13. White Sox vs. Dodgers
  14. Phillies vs. Padres
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Monday, August 14, 2017

Even Stevens

MLB

Sunday Wrapup
Batting Average: 0.500
  1. Giants vs. Nationals - Game one
  2. Pirates vs. Blue Jays
  3. Twins vs. Tigers
  4. Rockies vs. Marlins
  5. Indians vs. Rays
  6. Mets vs. Phillies
  7. Royals vs. White Sox
  8. Reds vs. Brewers
  9. Braves vs. Cardinals
  10. Astros vs. Rangers
  11. Orioles vs. Athletics
  12. Angels vs. Mariners
  13. Padres vs. Dodgers
  14. Cubs vs. Diamondbacks
  15. Giants vs. Nationals - Game two
  16. Red Sox vs. Yankees
Monday's Lineup
  1. Cleveland at Boston
  2. NY Mets at NY Yankees
  3. Tampa Bay at Toronto
  4. San Francisco at Miami
  5. Detroit at Texas
  6. Cincinnati at ChiCubs
  7. Atlanta at Colorado
  8. Houston at Arizona
  9. Kansas City at Oakland
  10. Baltimore at Seattle
  11. Philadelphia at San Diego
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Sunday, August 13, 2017

Saturday Scorcher!

MLB

Saturday Wrap-up
Batting Average: 0.714
  1. Pittsburgh at Toronto - no pick since I forgot! Ugh!
  2. Boston at NY Yankees
  3. Minnesota at Detroit
  4. Cleveland at Tampa Bay
  5. San Francisco at Washington
  6. NY Mets at Philadelphia
  7. Kansas City at ChiSox
  8. Cincinnati at Milwaukee
  9. Colorado at Miami
  10. Atlanta at St. Louis
  11. Houston at Texas
  12. ChiCubs at Arizona
  13. Baltimore at Oakland
  14. LA Angels at Seattle
  15. San Diego at LA Dodgers
Sunday's Lineup
  1. Giants vs. Nationals - Game one
  2. Pirates vs. Blue Jays
  3. Twins vs. Tigers
  4. Rockies vs. Marlins
  5. Indians vs. Rays
  6. Mets vs. Phillies
  7. Royals vs. White Sox
  8. Reds vs. Brewers
  9. Braves vs. Cardinals
  10. Astros vs. Rangers
  11. Orioles vs. Athletics
  12. Angels vs. Mariners
  13. Padres vs. Dodgers
  14. Cubs vs. Diamondbacks
  15. Giants vs. Nationals - Game two
  16. Red Sox vs. Yankees
A big fat yellow flag of shame to M. Lynch for remaining seated during the national anthem. That is all.

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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Back to Work and E. Elliott Gets Suspended

The past couple of days have meant inservice for me as a teacher. We meet and discuss curriculum updates; the bonds of team members begin knitting while working on a common project. We have four days of building inservice next week, and then we start August 21. Teachers, play ball!

MLB

  1. Pittsburgh at Toronto - no pick since I forgot! Ugh!
  2. Boston at NY Yankees
  3. Minnesota at Detroit
  4. Cleveland at Tampa Bay
  5. San Francisco at Washington
  6. NY Mets at Philadelphia
  7. Kansas City at ChiSox
  8. Cincinnati at Milwaukee
  9. Colorado at Miami
  10. Atlanta at St. Louis
  11. Houston at Texas
  12. ChiCubs at Arizona
  13. Baltimore at Oakland
  14. LA Angels at Seattle
  15. San Diego at LA Dodgers


NFL
Perhaps now E. Elliott will realize that he has to behave a certain way since he is in the public eye. I want him to figure it out now. Six games hurts my Cowboys' offense, yet it has taken an inordinate amount of time for the league to take action. This is a head-scratcher.

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Sixty Percent Success Rate Sounds Good

MLB

Wednesday Wrapup
Batting Average:0.600
  1. Boston at Tampa Bay
  2. Miami at Washington 
  3. NY Yankees at Toronto
  4. Pittsburgh at Detroit
  5. San Diego at Cincinnati
  6. Philadelphia at Atlanta
  7. Houston at ChiSox
  8. Minnesota at Milwaukee
  9. Kansas City at St. Louis
  10. LA Dodgers at Arizona
Thursday's Lineup
  1. Padres at Reds
  2. Pirates at Tigers
  3. Marlins at Nationals
  4. Mets at Phillies
  5. Yankees at Blue Jays
  6. Indians at Rays
  7. Royals at Cardinals
  8. Astros at White Sox
  9. Twins at Brewers
  10. Dodgers at Diamondbacks
  11. Orioles at Athletics
  12. Angels at Mariners
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Lucky to Hit Forty Percent on Tuesday - Whew!

MLB

Tuesday's Wrapup
Batting Average: 0.400
  1. Marlins vs. Nationals
  2. Tigers vs. Pirates
  3. Yankees vs. Blue Jays
  4. Rangers vs. Mets
  5. Rockies vs. Indians
  6. Padres vs. Reds
  7. Red Sox vs. Rays
  8. Phillies vs. Braves 
  9. Astros vs. White Sox
  10. Brewers vs. Twins
  11. Cardinals vs. Royals
  12. Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks
  13. Mariners vs. Athletics
  14. Orioles vs. Angels
  15. Cubs vs. Giants
Wednesday's Matchup (Abbreviated)
  1. Boston at Tampa Bay
  2. Miami at Washington - Another #StantonSmash? I hope so!
  3. NY Yankees at Toronto
  4. Pittsburgh at Detroit
  5. San Diego at Cincinnati
  6. Philadelphia at Atlanta
  7. Houston at ChiSox
  8. Minnesota at Milwaukee
  9. Kansas City at St. Louis
  10. LA Dodgers at Arizona
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Mostly Mild Monday

MLB

Monday's Wrapup
Batting Average: 0.428
  1. Tigers at Pirates
  2. Miami at Washington
  3. San Diego at Cincinnati
  4. Milwaukee at Minnesota
  5. St. Louis at Kansas City
  6. ChiCubs at San Francisco
  7. Baltimore at LA Angels
Tuesday Games
  1. Marlins vs. Nationals
  2. Tigers vs. Pirates
  3. Yankees vs. Blue Jays
  4. Rangers vs. Mets
  5. Rockies vs. Indians
  6. Padres vs. Reds
  7. Red Sox vs. Rays
  8. Phillies vs. Braves - Is there a cold front moving in? Go, Freeze!!!
  9. Astros vs. White Sox
  10. Brewers vs. Twins
  11. Cardinals vs. Royals
  12. Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks
  13. Mariners vs. Athletics
  14. Orioles vs. Angels
  15. Cubs vs. Giants
First Take

I did laugh while listening to Stephen A. Smith explode about Jay Cutler. Poor lamb. I also saw Cutler's statement about not needing to be in cardiovascular shape as a quarterback. Sigh.

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Monday, August 7, 2017

Smokin'Sunday - Woot!

MLB

Sunday Wrap-Up
Batting Average: 0.625
  1. Yankees vs. Indians
  2. Cardinals vs. Reds
  3. Brewers vs. Rays
  4. Tigers vs. Orioles
  5. White Sox vs. Red Sox
  6. Marlins vs. Braves
  7. Padres vs. Pirates
  8. Rangers vs. Twins
  9. Blue Jays vs. Astros
  10. Mariners vs. Royals - game one
  11. Nationals vs. Cubs
  12. Phillies vs. Rockies
  13. Athletics vs. Angels
  14. Diamondbacks vs. Giants
  15. Mariners vs. Royals - game two
  16. Dodgers vs. Mets
Monday's Lineup
  1. Tigers at Pirates
  2. Miami at Washington
  3. San Diego at Cincinnati
  4. Milwaukee at Minnesota
  5. St. Louis at Kansas City
  6. ChiCubs at San Francisco
  7. Baltimore at LA Angels
First Take - I have set my DVR so that I can watch Stephen A. go off about Jay Cutler returning to play football. Do NOT tell me what he says. I want to see it for myself. I have to go to work today and set up my classroom, so I'll be out of pocket.

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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Sunday Stunner - Jay Cutler Returns (SMH)

MLB

  1. Yankees vs. Indians
  2. Cardinals vs. Reds
  3. Brewers vs. Rays
  4. Tigers vs. Orioles
  5. White Sox vs. Red Sox
  6. Marlins vs. Braves
  7. Padres vs. Pirates
  8. Rangers vs. Twins
  9. Blue Jays vs. Astros
  10. Mariners vs. Royals - game one
  11. Nationals vs. Cubs
  12. Phillies vs. Rockies
  13. Athletics vs. Angels
  14. Diamondbacks vs. Giants
  15. Mariners vs. Royals - game two
  16. Dodgers vs. Mets


NFL

Smiley returns? Jay Cutler is back? As a QB? For the Dolphins? Fugeddaboutit!!!!

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Friday, August 4, 2017

Baseball, Football, and Hockey All in One Place Today. . .

MLB

Friday's Games

  1. St. Louis at Cincinnati
  2. Detroit at Baltimore
  3. San Diego at Pittsburgh
  4. NY Yankees at Cleveland
  5. ChiSox at Boston
  6. LA Dodgers at NY Mets
  7. Milwaukee at Tampa Bay
  8. Miami at Atlanta - ThaFreeze wins tonight!
  9. Texas at Minnesota
  10. Toronto at Houston
  11. Seattle at Kansas City
  12. Philadelphia at Colorado
  13. Oakland at LA Angels
  14. Arizona at San Francisco
As a recent (read since 1977) Rangers fan, it will be sad to see Yu Darvish battling against the Mets tonight, but now he gets to work on his batting in the NL. As a lifelong Dodgers fan, I am happy though. And Vin Scully is STILL the only voice of the Dodgers.



NFL

My Dallas Cowboys won last night, 20-18, and my family is happy to have gridiron on the menu. I wish the NFL would finish up their investigation into E. Elliott's shenanigans. Tsk! Give him a suspension for a game or two to send a message. End of story.

NHL

Hats off to Mike Fisher, the Predators player who retired the other day. Best wishes to you in your renewed purpose off the ice.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

So Long, Yu. 😔 (Arigato)

MLB

Why do we no longer have Yu Darvish in our bullpen? Why? Why? Why? Well, I look forward to the cold front over in Atlanta when @ThaFreeze races later on this evening. Brr!!!

Monday's Wrapup
Batting Average: 0.556
  1. Atlanta vs. Philadelphia
  2. Cleveland vs. Boston
  3. Detroit vs NY Yankees
  4. Kansas City vs. Baltimore
  5. Washington vs. Miami
  6. Seattle vs. Texas
  7. Toronto vs. ChiSox
  8. Tampa Bay vs. Houston
  9. San Francisco vs. Oakland 
Tuesday's Lineup
  1. Royals at Orioles
  2. Tigers at Yankees
  3. Reds at Pirates
  4. Indians at Red Sox
  5. Nationals at Marlins
  6. LA Dodgers at Braves
  7. Cardinals at Brewers
  8. Mariners at Rangers
  9. Diamondbacks at Cubs
  10. Blue Jays at White Sox
  11. Rays at Astros
  12. Mets at Rockies
  13. Giants at Athletics
  14. Phillies at Angels
  15. Twins at Padres
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